Yes, she's in a wire cage about a foot off the ground, she just holes up in the corner of it and broods there, doesn't even get up for food or water, so I have to throw her out so she'll eat. If yours went six weeks too, I guess she'll be ok. I just get worried about her not eating and drinking...
Hi, I have 3 Buff Brahma hens, and I get 2-3 eggs a day during the spring and summer when they are laying heavy. Pretty much stop for 3 or 4 months during the fall and winter for molting and when it's cold.
I have a 2 yr old Buff Brahma hen who has been broody for almost six weeks now. I've tried everything I've read to stop it, she has been in a brooder pen this whole time, but she just keeps sitting even though there is air flow and she can't get warm, I've tried cooling her off with water...
Thank you both for the advice. I have her separated right now in a see through cage in the large pen. I might go with the betadyne and neosporin as it is a pretty large wound, and it is starting to swell as it heals and look even worse. I do have one more question about feed...I had them on...
Hello, I am new to the board and chickens and could really use some advice. My husband used to have chickens and I loved them, so we decided to get 3 Buff Brahma chicks (all hens) in April for pet/egg purposes to get back into it. When I am at work, I keep them in an 8x4x6 multilevel pen, and...